Flying-machine.



J. H. BUSS.

FLYING MACHINE.

'- APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1909.

Patented Aug. 23, 1910.

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. Wiluuam J. H. BUSS.

. FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2,1909.

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J. H. BUSS.

FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILBD JULY 2,1909.

Patented Au 23, 1910.

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Jflfia as Wihwoom I particularly advantageous arrangement of JACOB H. BUS S, OF SALTILLO, TENNESSEE.

FLYING-MACHINE.

Specification otLetters Patent. Patented Aug, 23, 191i). Application filed July 2, i909. Serial No. 505,725.

To all whom it may conccml Be it known that I, JACOB H. Buss, citi-' zen of the United States, residing at Saltillo, in the county of Hardin and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and.-

useful Improvements in Flying-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehendscertain new and useful improvements in flying machinesof the heavier than air type, and the invention has for its object, an improved construction of flying machine of this character which embodies two or more horizontally disposed fans arranged to. rotate in opposition to each other in the nature of gyroscopes so as to sustain the machine against. the action ofgravity, and at all times-in a condition of equilibrium, the plurality of lifting fans working in opposite directions preventing the suspended frame from re-- volving. And the invention also has for its. object, a simple, durable and efiicient construction of flying machine of this type which may be easily controlled by a single operator and which embodies a novel and actuating gearing which may be easily adjusted to increase or decrease the speed or bring the machine to a standstill.

With these and other objects in view as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention. consists in certain constructions, arrangements and combina-.

tions of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim. 1 For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a flying machine constructed'in accordance with. my invention; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof, parts beingshown in section; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the machine; Fig. 4 is a detail view partly inv section; illustrating parts of the driving mechanism; and, Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of the friction disk which is. arranged to drive the propeller.

The present embodiment of the invention illustrated, in the accompanying drawings includes an upper horizontally disposed fan 1 which may have any desired number of radially disposed blades of any desired width and length and set preferably at angles of about 30 to the vertical, and a lower horizontally disposed fan 2 which may also up by the upperlifting fan 1.

embodyany-desired number of blades of any'desired size, but the blades of the lower fan are preferably set at an. angle ,of about 45 to the vertical owing to the fact that as the two fans revolve, the lower lifting fan 2 will work in a downward current of air set The upperfan 1 is secured to the upper end of-a vertically disposed shaft 3, ournaled in'ball bearings, the said shaft working within the hollow shaft 4 to which the 5 0 any desired construction anddesign made up of relatively light and strong steel bars or rods riveted or bolt d togethen g The frame 5 supports'two engines or mo tors of the internal combustion type, .the

same being three cylinder engines as illustrated in the drawing, designated 6 and arranged right and left as shown. The fuel supply pipes 7 of these engines lead from a common supply tank 8 for the gasolene or other liquid fuel, saidtank being supported on the framework by anysuitable bracket.

The drive shafts 9 of the engines or motors 6 are provided at their inner ends with miter gear wheels 10 which mesh with upper and lower horizontally'disposed miter gear wheels 11 and 12 facing each other as shown. The gear wheel-11 is secured to the shaft 4 of the lower fan 2 so as to drive the lower fanis connected, such-latter shaft also working in ball bearings in -a framework e same in one direction, while the lower gear wheel 12 is connected to the shaft 3 of the upper fan 1 so as to drive the same in the opposite direction and the revolution of the two fans in opposite directions obtaining the desired gyroscopic effect and preventing the rotation of the framework.

The framework5 is providedwith a for.-

wardly projecting portion 13 the outer end of which provides a bearing for a longitudinally extending shaft 14 which carries at its forward end' a propeller '15 the blades of which may be of any desired number and size. The inner end of the shaft 14 is journaled in the main portion of the framework 5 and carries a friction disk 15 which is splined thereon for a longitudinal movement effected by a shipper lever 16 and which isdesigned to engage the o osing faces of the gear wheels 11 and 12 WhlC constitute friction pulleys. Obviously by moving the shipper lever 16, the disk' 15 may be moved inwardly or outwardly toward the center'sor peripheries of the gear wheels 11 the framework constitutes an operators seat.

as shown, and asteering rudder 18 is pivotally connected to this portion of the framework said rudder being of any desired area. The rudder 18 is provided with a forwardly extending tiller 19, as clearly illustrated in the drawlngs.

i From th foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is believed that the o eration of my improved flying machine wi be obvious. When the driver or operator takes his seatin the rearwardly extending portion '17 of the framework, the engines or motors may be started by crankin from a pin 20 which projects upwardly rom the wheel 11 and the machine may then be raised to the desired elevation, the forward movement being imparted to it by the propeller 15 the speed of which may be readily governed by manipulating the shipper lever 16.

It will be seen that the machine may be very easily controlled by one operator as there are only two handles to be actuated and that it will at all times maintain equilibrium owing to the gyroscopic action of the fans 1 and 2. The gear wheels 11 and 12 not only serve as drivers for the fans 1 and 2, but also as drivers for the propeller shaft 14, the arrangement being apparently a very simple one o comparatively few parts that are not liable to get out of order.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A flying machine, embodying lifting fans, shafts to which said fans are connected, a framework arranged to be suspended by said fans, gear wheels connected to the respective fan shafts, said gear wheels having opposin plane faces, driving mechanism mounte in the frame work and arranged to turn said wheels in o posite directions, a propeller shaft journa ed in the framework, a propeller secured to the propeller shaft at the outer end thereof, a disk s lined on the inner end of the propeller sha t and engaging the op osing plane faces of the gear wheels, and means for shifting said friction disk inwardly and outwardly toward the centers and peripheries of said gear wheels.

2. A flying machine embodying a lifting fan, a shaft to which the fan is connected, a framework in which the shaft is journaled, a gear wheel secured to said shaft, means for turning said gear wheel, a pro eller shaft, a propeller secured to said sha t, the

' ear wheel being provided with a plane surace, and a disk splined on the propeller shaft and engaging the plane surface of the gear wheel, and means for shifting said friction disk inwardly and outwardly toward the center and periphery of said wheel.

3. A flying machine embodying lifting fans, vertical shafts to which said fans are connected, horizontally disposed gear wheels secured to the respective shafts, the gear wheels being arranged one above the other in spaced relation and formed with op osing plane surfaces, a motor drive sha t, a gear wheel secured to the motor drive shaft, a longitudinally extending propeller shaft, a propeller secured thereto, a vertically disposed friction disk splined on the rear end of the propeller shaft and contacting with the opposing plane surfaces of the gear wheels and means for shifting said friction disk inwardly and outwardly toward the centers and peripheries of the gear wheels.

4. In a flying machine, lifting devices ineluding a horizontally disposed gear wheel,

andmeans for rotating the same, said gear wheel being provided with a plane face and a depression at the center of said face,

a propeller, a shaft carrying said propeller,

a friction. disk splined on said shaft and engaging the plane face of the gear wheel and a shipper lever connected to said friction disk and arranged to move the same' JACOB H. BUSS. at

Witnesses: A. B. MITCHELL, Gr. B. WRIGHT. 

